The English and French colonies of North America, lacking a sustainable native industry at first, moved further south in order to develop an agricultural base following the plantation system for growing _________, thus joining the Spanish and Portuguese exploitation of America’s sub-tropical agricultural resources.
a. indigo and rice
b. potatoes
c. oranges
d. wheat
a. indigo and rice
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a) Richard W. Sears b) Eugene V. Debs c) Henry Clay Frick d) George Engel
The term blitzkrieg means __________.
A. "war propaganda," which is how Hitler hoped to win B. "air war," which is how the Allies hoped to win C. "lightning warfare," which is how Hitler hoped to win D. "trench warfare," which is how the Allies hoped to win
It may be said of the High Middle Ages that
a. manorial farmland was still sufficient for the population. b. the power of the Roman pope was declining. c. a growing spiritual vitality accompanied the economic recovery and increased political stability. d. it was a period of irreligion. e. it was a time of spiritual retrogression.
In the seventeenth century, English colonists recognized that corn
A. was a particularly difficult crop to cultivate. B. could only be grown in the New World. C. was their most financially valuable crop. D. could not be grown in the swampy land around Jamestown. E. produced yields greater than any of the European grains.